Peterson to team up with Kingston & Associates
Peterson to team up with Kingston & Associates
Kingston Cos. in Idaho Falls, ID, announced that David J. Peterson has been retained as adviser to the president for the company's planned expansion into new markets and products.
Initially, Mr. Peterson will advise on the companys entry into the sales and marketing of organically farmed fish. He will also help direct the companys servicing of the fresh produce retail and foodservice markets.
Mr. Peterson has extensive experience in sales and marketing as well as farming and procurement operations supporting the fresh produce business. Most recently, he was the senior vice president of business development for Sun World International in Bakersfield, CA, where he was charged with expanding that companys customer base.
Mr. Peterson also has extensive experience in agricultural operations and procurement through his tenure as vice president of agricultural operations for Cadiz Inc., as chief operating officer of Fisher Procurement Inc. and as manager for all produce purchasing activities for Sysco Corp.
Commenting on the announcement, Mike Kingston, president of Kingston Cos., said in a release, "We are fortunate, indeed, to have been able to engage an individual with the pedigree that Dave brings to this assignment to support me and our team of specialists in our expansion efforts to take Kingston & Associates Marketing to its next level: to feed the world safe, wholesome and delicious food. I have known and followed Dave's career for the past 20 years. Beyond superior customer service, which is indispensable, I have no doubt that together our customers can count on us for a relentless commitment to quality and safety our brand promise."
Mr. Kingston continued, "Kingston will benefit from Dave's business acumen, personal integrity and the depth and breadth of this experience and contacts in the fresh produce industry. From seed to soil to site, Kingston, through this association, will continue to assure the best quality product will be effortlessly delivered to the door of each of our customers.
Kingston Cos. is a private, family-owned group of companies controlled by David O. Kingston. Through Kingston & Associates Marketing LLC, Kingston is one of the larger distributors and marketers of produce products including fresh potatoes, onions, lettuce, broccoli and sweet pineapples.
Kingston & Associates Marketing serves the wholesale foodservice industry and major restaurant chains. High-quality products and superior customer service, a hallmark of the Kingston family of companies, is maintained through a network of integrated companies, which own and operate farmland, own, operate and schedule transportation needs and provide other management services for its customers. Kingston Cos. has offices in Idaho Falls, ID; Monterey, CA; McLean, VA; San Jose, Costa Rica; Lima, Peru; and Gold River, BC.
Initially, Mr. Peterson will advise on the companys entry into the sales and marketing of organically farmed fish. He will also help direct the companys servicing of the fresh produce retail and foodservice markets.
Mr. Peterson has extensive experience in sales and marketing as well as farming and procurement operations supporting the fresh produce business. Most recently, he was the senior vice president of business development for Sun World International in Bakersfield, CA, where he was charged with expanding that companys customer base.
Mr. Peterson also has extensive experience in agricultural operations and procurement through his tenure as vice president of agricultural operations for Cadiz Inc., as chief operating officer of Fisher Procurement Inc. and as manager for all produce purchasing activities for Sysco Corp.
Commenting on the announcement, Mike Kingston, president of Kingston Cos., said in a release, "We are fortunate, indeed, to have been able to engage an individual with the pedigree that Dave brings to this assignment to support me and our team of specialists in our expansion efforts to take Kingston & Associates Marketing to its next level: to feed the world safe, wholesome and delicious food. I have known and followed Dave's career for the past 20 years. Beyond superior customer service, which is indispensable, I have no doubt that together our customers can count on us for a relentless commitment to quality and safety our brand promise."
Mr. Kingston continued, "Kingston will benefit from Dave's business acumen, personal integrity and the depth and breadth of this experience and contacts in the fresh produce industry. From seed to soil to site, Kingston, through this association, will continue to assure the best quality product will be effortlessly delivered to the door of each of our customers.
Kingston Cos. is a private, family-owned group of companies controlled by David O. Kingston. Through Kingston & Associates Marketing LLC, Kingston is one of the larger distributors and marketers of produce products including fresh potatoes, onions, lettuce, broccoli and sweet pineapples.
Kingston & Associates Marketing serves the wholesale foodservice industry and major restaurant chains. High-quality products and superior customer service, a hallmark of the Kingston family of companies, is maintained through a network of integrated companies, which own and operate farmland, own, operate and schedule transportation needs and provide other management services for its customers. Kingston Cos. has offices in Idaho Falls, ID; Monterey, CA; McLean, VA; San Jose, Costa Rica; Lima, Peru; and Gold River, BC.
